Common Issues Meeting at Bridge Vroenhoven, Hasselt area, Belgium

From 21 to 25 November, Hasselt was the host city of the second RIS Week in 2016. Between expert group meetings, Wednesday 23 was devoted to the RIS Common Issues Meeting. A high participation of 112 delegates showed the ever growing interest in technical RIS developments and updates, as well as discussions of how the current RIS services fit in the future DINA framework towards a Digital Inland Waterway Area.

Main topics of the Common Issues Meeting:

Strategic Developments

Technical Developments and Updates

Current RIS Services vs. future DINA framework

RIS in Flanders: Live demonstration of VisuRIS

Moderated discussion towards a Digital Inland Waterway Area

The RIS Week was hosted by Promotie Binnenvaart Vlaandern vzw, Waterwegen en Zeekanaal NV and nv De Scheepvaart and co-organized by the RIS Week Support team of viadonau. The full documentation of the Common Issues Meeting can be downloaded from the box on the right in PDF format, including all presentations and the minutes of meeting.

The next RIS week will be held in May 2017 (8-12) in Belgrade, Serbia, organized by the Directorate for inland waterways PLOVPUT in cooperation with viadonau.